Red Deer Stags with almost fully grown antlers grazing near the river Dee in the Cairngorms National Park in the evening of 27th July 2023. The deer, most of which appear to be 'Royal' stags with 12 points, with maybe one 'Imperial' stag, still have the velvet skin covering over their antlers. Cairngorms Nature A deer’s antlers start as small lumps of tissue at the tip of the pedicle, but as they grow, they are covered with a soft fur-like covering, described as being ‘velvet’. Red Deer stag’s a